1. "The Big Sprain" -- who won the championship wrestling match between Rotten Otto and Dirty Destiny?

2. "Pass The Tabu" -- did Carol ever get that coral pin she kept hinting Mike about?

3. "Tell It Like It Is" -- what triggered off the second fight between Peter and Buddy Hinton, resulting in Peter's black eye. Also, did Buddy substain any injury?

4. "The Hustler" -- who did the actual pool shooting for Bobby?

Originally posted by DYNAMIC D
2. "Pass The Tabu" -- did Carol ever get that coral pin she kept hinting Mike about?

I don't think so, but maybe she got the jade bracelet.

...Who cuts Mrs. Brady's hair.

Exactly whose foot was it that got splashed upon in the "Homemade Pilgrim Movie" episode?

Remember the scene, someone wearing a Pilgrim shoe got splashed, and then started shaking his/her foot?

I think it was Alice's foot. What do y'all think?

Originally posted by Elizabeth B.
Exactly whose foot was it that got splashed upon in the "Homemade Pilgrim Movie" episode?

Remember the scene, someone wearing a Pilgrim shoe got splashed, and then started shaking his/her foot?

I think it was Alice's foot. What do y'all think?

Definitely Alice, who had a history of shaking her foot, like when she stepped in the water bucket in "A Camping We Will Go", and when she stepped in paint (can't remember which episode).

Originally posted by Elizabeth B.
Exactly whose foot was it that got splashed upon in the "Homemade Pilgrim Movie" episode?

Remember the scene, someone wearing a Pilgrim shoe got splashed, and then started shaking his/her foot?

I think it was Alice's foot. What do y'all think?

I distinctly remember that scene, Elizabeth. For some odd reason I keep thinking it was Mike's (or should I say Robert Reed's?) foot. It could be that the camera switched to Mike in the next scene (or from Mike in the previous one) that influenced me to answer Mike.

I could be wrong.

In The Grass is Always Greener, Mike helped Marcia and the girls make a delicious dinner. They were all complimenting her, and then the camera pans out, because they were going to go to the next scene. We heard either Marcia ask, "Bobby would you pass", but then the went to the next scence, which was the end of the meal. So the question is, what did Marcia want Bobby to pass.

Originally posted by DYNAMIC D
4. "The Hustler" -- who did the actual pool shooting for Bobby?

I read somewhere where they hired a professional pool player to do the shooting for Bobby.

Or:

Where did the Bradys store the boat S. S. Brady?

Where did the Bradys store the boat S. S. Brady?

Maybe in that unexplained room at the top of the staircase, along with the ping-pong table!:lol:

Originally posted by Elizabeth B.


Maybe in that unexplained room at the top of the staircase, along with the ping-pong table!:lol:

Do you think they could have fit the pool table in? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Originally posted by James


Do you think they could have fit the pool table in? :lol: :lol: :lol:


Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too :talk:

Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too

Lol along with the dunking booth

and what ever happend to the club house? It's a mystery :eek:

Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too :talk:
:lol: :lol: :lol:

What about the teeter totter and swing set? We didn't always see those!

What happened to Tiger the dog? He just disappeared w/o any explanation.

What happened to Tiger the dog? He just disappeared w/o any explanation. see below for answer
WOOF!!! :ufo: woof!!!

The stage for snow white is also among the missing

What happened to Tiger the dog? He just disappeared w/o any explanation.

In real life, the dog that played Tiger was run over. :( :( :( :(

We never really saw "Fluffy" the cat after the pilot either.

And Marcia only had braces for one episode! :lol:

Was it ever actually stated that Carol was widowed? Did the girls ever mention their father?

Was it ever actually stated that Carol was widowed? Did the girls ever mention their father?


1) Apparently not. The book "Bradymania", which contains a fairly detailed history of the series along with episode guides, 'profiles' of all of the characters, trivia quizzes etc, lists Carol Brady's 'Marital Status' as "Ambiguous", implying that her widowed/divorced status was never actually mentioned on the show. It lists her name as "Carol Ann Tyler Martin Brady" which I guess makes her maiden name "Tyler" and her first husband's surname "Martin".

2) None of the girls ever discussed their biological father in any episode. Mike's first wife was of course, only discussed (and shown via a picture in Bobby's room) in the pilot episode. The identity of the woman in the picture is apparently a mystery today.

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WOOF!!! :ufo: woof!!!



:lol: :lol:

I got some great ones!!!

1.) In "Coming Out Party" (a.k.a Cindy and Carol have tonsels out.) The tag has a scene with Carol flycasting in the backyard and earlier she caught Mr. Dittmeyer's charcoal!!! Only this time, in the tag, she catches Mr. Dittmeyer!!! (Some people think I am making this up!!!, but we know this to be true!!!) Who played Mr. Dittmeyer in the tag sequence? He is not listed in the credits for that episode anywhere!

2.) What the name of Mike's Company was? (This is also listed in Barry's, Growing Up Brady book.)

3.) When Oliver comes to stay with the Brady's, is it Jack or Pauline who is a sibling of Carols? (Also questioned in Barry's book.)

4) Barry's book also mentions that the Kluplutions (The aliens in "Out of This World",) were sometimes used as extras in a scene, although I have never spotted them, have you?

Jack

PS. The demise of Tiger has had two theories over the years. The most accepted form is that he was tragiclly killed when he got run over by a florist's truck. (This in Barry's book.) Another is that his trainer left his gate open and he ran away.

See this is how Tiger died: some friends of Greg who were drunk drove down the brady street tiger chaseing a cat was in the middle of the road he didnt get out of the way fast enough they didnt want the bradys to see what happend so they wanderd over to the Pet semetery buried Tiger and went back home unaware of what happens in pet semetary the next day Tiger comes home to the worried brady family very evil they fineally shoot the dog and bury him somewhere else.

Oh, I am going to have to get Growing Up Brady! It sounds so interesting!

Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too :talk:

I hope not! Greg said the trampoline was borrowed! :lol:

After much digging I found this thread. :wave:

A couple more things we'll never know:

1. What Greg did about the 2 dates he had scheduled for the same night.

2. What Aunt Jenny brought for Greg and Cindy.

Did Cindy ever marry the older man who was also her boss? (The Bradys)

Did all the kids sleep in the attic after the show was cancelled (at different times, of course. :lol:)?

For pete's sake, why did they even need a maid? Carol never worked, and especially as the kids got older, THEY could've helped do the chores. :confused:

4) Barry's book also mentions that the Kluplutions (The aliens in "Out of This World",) were sometimes used as extras in a scene, although I have never spotted them, have you?

It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure he mentions in the book that they were used as stand-ins on the set for Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland rather than extras.

2. What Aunt Jenny brought for Greg and Cindy.

That always bothered me!

It's been awhile, but I'm pretty sure he mentions in the book that they were used as stand-ins on the set for Susan Olsen and Mike Lookinland rather than extras.

That's what I was thinking too, so I decided to look it up. It turns out that once Susan and Mike grew taller than them and it got to be too much to keep moving boxes around for them to stand on, according to Lloyd Swartz someone from ABC told him to fire them, but he refused because they were part of the "family." The solution as stated by Lloyd: "Every once in a while, if you look very closely at an episode, you'll find them as extras in a scene." Jack1000 was right. :clap

Cool, thanks for looking up the facts. It's nice to know that there was that level of loyalty on the set.

Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too :talk:
No they gave the pool table back to Mike's new boss, Mr. Matthews.

Definitely Alice, who had a history of shaking her foot, like when she stepped in the water bucket in "A Camping We Will Go", and when she stepped in paint (can't remember which episode).
It was "My Brother's Keeper" when they put up a more adult-like wallpaper in the girls room.

Snow White and the 7 Bradys--We'll never know where Sneezy was during the part of the play when Mr. Brady was doing the voice of the mirror. The others are seen in the background--Sneezy/Peter is missing.

I think that it is very interesting that other people have wondered about what, if anything Mrs. Brady's Aunt Jenny brought for Greg and Cindy. We got to see everyone else's gifts, but nothing was said about the absence or presence of their's!

As far as Greg's two dates for the same night. My guess would be that the person who mentioned that incedent was referring to the episode known as the "Snooperstar"! That incedentily was one of my "favorite" episodes! Greg was one of the people whose business Cindy pried into in that episode. We hear him in his room using Alice as an amature theropist. It seems that all of the other conflicts in the episode get taken care of by the end. Mr. Brady sells his plans for the cultural center, Peter promeses to pay Bobby the rest of his dept after his friend pays him back and Cindy learns her lesson about being a busybody. However, Greg's two date issue is never mentioned again! However, when Greg goes into the girls' room to retrieve a book that Marcia had borrowed, he hears the girls in great gails of laughter. He demands to know what is going on that is so funny. Marcia tells him all about the business about Shirly Temple. Now we have "three" people who cannot control their laughter! The fact that he is able to join in on their joke leaves me to believe that he cannot be "too" worried about the date situation! Maybe we are supposed to assume that he got it ironed out by the time of this incedent.

see below for answer
WOOF!!! :ufo: woof!!!


Good one! :rofl:

I would like to point out another case in which there was something that was never revealed. This is in the episode known as "The Private Ear". Usually, when they want to demenstrate a conflict, they offer three examples. They way they usually do this is that each male character has a conflict with his female counterpart. Examples of this are the episode about the pay phone and the one about the wallet with eleven hundred dollars in it. However, this was a specail sort of situation. Because Peter was the aggresser, they only had five people to devide three conflicts between. The way that the handle this is by making Marcia both one of the accusers and one of the accused. The first conversation that Peter listens in on is the one in which Marcia tells Jan about a boy that she is in love with. Next we have Greg asking Marcia for money to buy the school lunches because he spent all of his money on a library dept. This way he does not have to tell the folks about the outstanding balance. It is strongly implied that he will pay her back in installments out of his allowance or whatever odd jobs he can get. Bobby tells Cindy that he got sent to the principal's office for chewing gum in class. It is implied that the principal spoke sternly to him and then that chapter was closed. The episode ends with Peter having learned his lesson about being a busybody. However, one loose end that never gets tied is what ever happens between Marcia and the boy of her dreams!

Oh, I'm sure that wouldn't be a problem...after all, that room is probably where their Trampoline ended up, too :talk:


The trampoline was borrowed

What happened to Tiger the dog? He just disappeared w/o any explanation.

Richie's older brother, Chuck, kidnapped him and both walked off into the sunset. A movie, "A boy and his Dog" was make about their adventures but the role of the boy was recast.

"My Brother's Keeper"--We'll never know whether Mike lost any weight or not. The last we see about his weight is when the scale shows he gained 3 pounds, but Carol was stepping on it.

Richie's older brother, Chuck, kidnapped him and both walked off into the sunset. A movie, "A boy and his Dog" was make about their adventures but the role of the boy was recast.
:rofl:

I would like to add the episode about Joe Namith to the list of episodes in which there was something that we never found out. Let us start by looking at the situation in which Cindy has the idea of writing a letter on Bobby's behalf. She tells Mr. Namith she Bobby is very, very sick. She than adds that one thing that Bobby would like more than anything else in the world is to meet Joe in person. Joe acts as if he is giving a child his deathbed wish. However, once it comes out that Bobby and Cindy had staged the whole think, Mr. and Mrs. Brady acted shocked and appalled! However, Mr. Namith acts very understanding and very forgiving. He even says that he is flattered that someone would want to meet him so badly that he would go to such trouble. Mr. Brady says that although he knows that Cindy's heart was in the right place, she and Bobby will both be "penelized for illegel procedure"! However, we never really learn what punishment if any Bobby and Cindy receive in the end. It could be that their allowance was taken away for a given number of weeks or that they had to do additional house and/or yardwork on top of their regular chores. In the tag at the end, we learn that Joe sent the family tickets to his exibition game. Becasue Bobby and Cindy were both allowed to go to the game, I would think that it was implied that Mr. and Mrs. were not all that mad at them!

Whose strawberry preserves recipe was better, Carol's or Alice's?

In "The Hero:"

What was in the box that was for Peter that Alice took from the delivery man that was unassembled? (Or so she thought?)

What present did Alice get from her Uncle Charlie that was unassembled?

In "Little Ben Man:"

When Alice forgets sausage for her meatloaf dinner and sends Bobby to the store to get it, and he and Greg get trapped in the meat locker, forcing the family to come down and rescue them, what did the family eat for dinner that night? Or did they eat leftovers where Alice had to put the meatloaf dinner away so they could save Greg and Bobby?

In "What Goes Up?"

Where was Marcia the whole time? And did Bobby ever name his parakeet?

In "Locket Lost, Locket Found:"

What did Alice say in the letter than she wrote to her sister? And to which sister did she write? She says she has three.

In "Tell it Like it Is:"

What specific changes did Carol make in each version of the articles she sent to Mr. Delefield for Tomorrow's Woman Magazine? All that is known is that the first write was more "realistic" and the second one was more "upbeat."

In "Marcia Gets Creamed:"

Did Peter keep his job long enough at the "Leaning Tower of Pizza" to eat all of the 32 varieties of pizza?

In "Power of The Press"

What were all of the question's on Mr. Price's Science exam? We only see about 6 on the page. (If you zoom in on your DVD copy of this episode, you can read the questions!)

In "You Can't Win E'm All":

What did the Brady's do with all that food when their friend's plans and their own plans kept conflicting? Which school won on the Question The Kids show? Was it Cindy's school, Clinton Elementary or Woodside Elementary?

Jack

what about The Girl's Cat.

Why did Greg call Jan "Eve" when the kids were all jumping on the trampoline? (In "Growing Up Brady" Barry described a flub where he accidently said Eve instead of Jan, and it somehow ended up in the episode unedited.) :lol:

Who did Bobby choose for his hero after the Jesse James nightmare?

Not that anyone cares, but why is Cousin Oliver never mentioned again in the later series?

He actually calls her that twice "be careful Eve" and "why don't you give it a try Eve?" as for why, well maybe he was hanging out with her too much :)

My guess is that six months after the series ended Oliver moved back in with his parents, though that could also have been several years later.

A better question is why he isn't mentioned in the TV special "growing up Brady" (available on NETFLIX), especially since he actually said the last line of the series!

4) Barry's book also mentions that the Kluplutions (The aliens in "Out of This World",) were sometimes used as extras in a scene, although I have never spotted them, have you?



No, and I have looked for them. It seems one could tell easily a little person from one of the Brady kids.

In "Goodbye Alice, Hello" 5 of the kids had lame reasons why they suddenly hated Alice but Jan was not a victim of her evil ways. (being sarcastic of course);) So why would she turn on the woman who always saved the last apple, hamburger etc and who she gave a special locket to make her feel special. :(

That was such a great episode, always makes me cry for some reason but at the same time I am as PISSED as Carol at the way they treated Alice. I also want to say I thought the woman who played Kay did a first rate job. I wonder if Kay was being deliberately a cold fish so as to make the Brady kids appreciate what they had in Alice or was that really her personality? Probably a little of both... I digress...

Here are couple more...why didn't Marcia just take off the charm bracelet when they were playing cards...UGH! and as the Nick at Nite mockumentary points out, why would a school play only have one ticket for each parent??? Why wouldn't they just have 2 performances????

And most glaring, how F'ed up was the grading on Jan's "What America means to Me" essay? You would think the administrator of the contest would be more careful about getting the kids score's right.

And yeah, as one of the posters addressed, why did they even need a maid? Carol never worked and the kids could help clean the house...what the heck did Carol do all day besides needlepointing and serving coffee and kissing Mike...how I wish I was her...he was such a hunk with those blue eyes...yum!

In "Goodbye Alice, Hello" 5 of the kids had lame reasons why they suddenly hated Alice but Jan was not a victim of her evil ways. (being sarcastic of course);) So why would she turn on the woman who always saved the last apple, hamburger etc and who she gave a special locket to make her feel special. :(

That was such a great episode, always makes me cry for some reason but at the same time I am as PISSED as Carol at the way they treated Alice. I also want to say I thought the woman who Kay did a first rate job. I wonder if Kay was being deliberately a cold fish so as to make the Brady kids appreciate what they had in Alice or was that really her personality? Probably a little of both... I digress...

Yeah, man, what a bunch of spoiled brats the kids were in that ep. And then, when they find out that Alice left, I think it was Greg who said "well, if THAT'S the way Alice feels about it, then good riddance" or something like that...and the kids all agreed with him!

Re: The way Kay acted toward the Brady kids: That was probably Kay's "professional" personality. She'd mentioned to Alice that, speaking from her own "personal" experience, getting to emotionally involved with the family that they work for can break your heart... meaning, she'd probably become too friendly with a family somewhere along the line, and then had a similar experience...which is why she now does her job and nothing else.

Even if the kids thought Alice had "turned against them", Greg and Marcia were certainly old enough to go to Carol and tell her about what was going on...as the "leaders" of the kids, they'd always gone to Mike and Carol throughout the series when the kids had something to say (Mike was not in this particular episode). Besides, one "rule" at the Brady house was "cards on the table"...that "rule" was only referred to once in the series, but still, it was a rule. So why didn't the kids put their "cards on the table' and tell Carol (or Alice) what was going on?

About the Alice doesn't' work here anymore episode, where was Mike?

Did Bob have a problem with the script? I could see that he would have a problem with the script as to Marcia and Greg being old enough to go talk to Carol.

About the Alice doesn't' work here anymore episode, where was Mike?

Did Bob have a problem with the script? I could see that he would have a problem with the script as to Marcia and Greg being old enough to go talk to Carol.

Yeah, I'm not sure why Reed wasn't in that episode. He might have had a problem with the kids' over-reaction to being "betrayed" by Alice.

I kind of think that this episode (from Season 4) would have been better as an episode in the earlier seasons. They could have taken the same situations (Greg & Peter breaking a lamp, Marcia leaving the record player on...although if they didn't have the record player yet, she could have maybe left the TV on instead) and the kids' reactions would have been more realistic at a younger age.

I don't know if Reed wasn't in this because of the script, or because he perhaps had other commitments that he couldn't, or didn't want to, get out of.

Yes, I agree with you Tweety, their immature reactions would have been much more believable in the first seasons. If that was the reason Reed wasn't in the episode, I could definitely understand. They were just hateful little brats in that episode. And Alice was definitely right to keep the little ones away from the nudists. That was such a pervy moment. I am surprised the Clinton Avenue authorities weren't brought in.:o

I am just watching the Slumber Party episode (nice cameo by Reed's former costar E.G. Marshall, you can see the affection in Robert Reed's eyes during the brief scene in the principals office). While it was nice to see that the parents believed Marcia, why didn't Mike just look at the caption under the doodle and say, "That's not her handwriting!" They could have brought in a piece of homework or something and compared it with the controversial document, thus sparing her days of torturous after school detention LOL. I guess that would have been too logical or something. Meanwhile Marcia was such a petulant little drama queen in that episode, uninviting her "best friend" Jenny Wilton (played by Sherwood's daughter) based on a the suspicion that she wrote the caption. I better stop watching these damned DVD's. I am a forty year old woman and way too caught up this old show, LOL But I can't. Its like comfort food for me.

p.s. look for Reed's and Henderson's real life daughters in the slumber party scenes!

There are several things that I would like to say about the most recent post. In the first place, the person who made the post said that she is a forty-year-old woman. That is a very big coincidence. Yesterday, I became a forty-year-old man! Those of you who would like to know more about my birthday can go to the "Caroline in the City" page. I posted a message there called "Two Birthdays". On top of this, I think that this poster has a very good sense of humor! It was great when she said that she knew nothing about Robert Reed being gay and then said "just kidding"! Also, she mentioned the "Slumber Caper" episode. The thing about this episode that sticks out in my mind is the fact that Christine Baranski was in it. I think that she is hot stuff! She was one of the stars of my all-time favorite movie! This movie is "Marci X". Have any of you seen or even heard of it? If you go to the "Friends" page, you will see a thread started by me called "The Power in my Purse". One respondee actually gave a lead to make it possible to hear Lisa Kudrow performing that song! It is my favorite song of all-times! I also thought that Christine did a great job in the "Mamma Mia!" movie. The site of her in those designer boots was to die for!

Happy Birthday, SmartBoy! :) Forty is Fabulous!

I will watch the episode again and be on the lookout for La Baranski! Thank you for your nice compliment too...:)

I have not seen Marci X but I have a feeling I will love it if you do. Have you seen "The Comeback"? What did you think of it?

I will take a look at the Friends page and the one for Caroline in the City.

Once again, Happy Birthday! Hope it was Bradyrific!

There are several things that I would like to say about the most recent post. In the first place, the person who made the post said that she is a forty-year-old woman. That is a very big coincidence. Yesterday, I became a forty-year-old man! Those of you who would like to know more about my birthday can go to the "Caroline in the City" page. I posted a message there called "Two Birthdays". On top of this, I think that this poster has a very good sense of humor! It was great when she said that she knew nothing about Robert Reed being gay and then said "just kidding"! Also, she mentioned the "Slumber Caper" episode. The thing about this episode that sticks out in my mind is the fact that Christine Baranski was in it. I think that she is hot stuff! She was one of the stars of my all-time favorite movie! This movie is "Marci X". Have any of you seen or even heard of it? If you go to the "Friends" page, you will see a thread started by me called "The Power in my Purse". One respondee actually gave a lead to make it possible to hear Lisa Kudrow performing that song! It is my favorite song of all-times! I also thought that Christine did a great job in the "Mamma Mia!" movie. The site of her in those designer boots was to die for!i own marci x on dvd it is a funny movie

Smartboy, I rewatched the episode. Christine had a fairly big part. She was known as "Chris Charney" back then. She was a good little actress. I am surprised they didn't bring her back.

Here is a link for the curious...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmKUKkPTZqw

I just watched an episode just now..

We never found out if Bobby eventually told Cindy that Bobby was really the secret admirer.

We never found out what punishment Bobby was given by M/C for deceiving Cindy.

Smartboy, I rewatched the episode. Christine had a fairly big part. She was known as "Chris Charney" back then. She was a good little actress. I am surprised they didn't bring her back.

Here is a link for the curious...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmKUKkPTZqw


The first thing that I would like to do is thank you for your words of support! As far as the "Comeback" I watched a few episodes. I thought it was pretty far out there! I am not surprised that it did not last. Have you seen the "Mamma Mia!" movie? I thought it was great! In my opinion, Christine Baranski really outdid herself! Also, I thought that she was a knockout in the boots that she had on in one of her renditions! Has anyone reading this seen "Hotel For Dogs"? What was Lisa's part in it like? I usually wait for films to come to DVD. However, I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who has already seen it!

I also wondered if Mike and Carol ever found out that Marcia had a thing for the dentist.

I also wondered if Mike and Carol ever found out that Marcia had a thing for the dentist.

My answer would have to be no, assuming Marcia was the first to meet him. I think he was new (as in just getting started at the job) to that dentist's office in that episode. That explains why Marcia was so obsessed with him.

Just my take!

What about Mr. and Mrs. Tyler? Carol's parents are there for the wedding, then their never seen or heard from again. Never refered to. As much as Carol was on the phone, you would have thought she would have talked to her mother once in a while. I guess they had a major falling out!

Did Peter and Greg ever find out that Bobby got kissed by Milicent.

How did Mike find out about the fake playbook?

Anyone want to make any guesses or is there a cut scene that shows on the DVD?

How Mike and Carol would react if Alice showed up for work in Jeans and a "Have a Nice Day Smiley Face" T shirt and a baseball cap, instead of her blue maids uniform.

Did Marcia ever become "Mrs. Marcia Dentist"?

Did that one girl ever go out with Greg again after a frog landed on her pizza?

Where did they actually use the bathroom? The upstairs bathroom had no toilet!

What ever happened to the trampoline?

How come when you see the outside of the house it's virtually impossible to figure out how the inside layout fits?

Did Joe Namath, Don Drysdale, and Davey Jones ever pay them a visit again?

And finally.....

Just how long did Sam string Alice along, for Pete's sake??

Marcia became Mrs. Wally Logan

Alice mentions that she and Sam have been married for 4 years when Brady Girls Get Married aired--that was 1981, so....1977......he must have taken one look at Alice in her disco duds from the Variety Hour and thought she was too hot for anyone else! :brent

Where did the BBQ pit come from? Is it true that the only time we really see it is in the episode "You Can't Win Em All?" (Bobby and Cindy take the test for a TV quiz show?) I LOVE the conflicts where the family has to keep changing the menu because of prior commitments from the people they plan to invite. Reed's "Soliloquy" is delivered as classic tongue in cheek humor.

Jack

How come when you see the outside of the house it's virtually impossible to figure out how the inside layout fits?


This I can answer, because according to Sherwood one was supposed to enjoy the humor and family values emphasized in the show, not question the layout of the Brady home. There are several Brady house blueprints in books and probably on-line as well that do a "best fit" model of the property. I believe the book BradyMania! by Elizabeth Moran contains these blueprint diagrams. Not 100% sure though.

For some unknown reason, the producers and/or network chose only a single story home. For the record, the Brady house was and is a REAL property. The downstairs rooms are all actual rooms. The upstairs were set decorations that were stored at Studio 5 on the Paramount lot and in areas of the sound stage. A window was added on to the home to give the appearance of a two-story home. Give credit to the show's great set decorators who gave the upstairs decor a very realistic feel.

Does anyone know where the school exterior scenes were filmed? Clinton Elementary, Filmore Jr. High, and Westdale High School? In at least one episode, "Today, I am a Freshmen." (Marcia starts high school) I think this is the one where you can see Westdale's school logo. Bobby's Hero, (Jesse James episode) has a shot of an exterior building just before Mr. Hillary the principle reads Bobby's composition about Jesse James.

Speaking of "Bobby's Hero" for years I thought there was an actual movie called "Jesse James on the Vengeance Trail." However, no documentation of such a movie exists. The "movie" that Bobby watches seems to be a composite of old Western movie stockpile footage from Paramount. There is no dialog in the movie. Exactly what films or footage they used for that scene could be one of the greatest Brady Bunch questions of all time! Actually, it looks like something from a Bonanza or Gunsmoke series.

Jack

For pete's sake, why did they even need a maid? Carol never worked, and especially as the kids got older, THEY could've helped do the chores. :confused:

Easy: She was LAY-ZEE! :lol:

Easy: She was LAY-ZEE! :lol:
Well said, Lisa. :lol:

Speaking of "Bobby's Hero" for years I thought there was an actual movie called "Jesse James on the Vengeance Trail." However, no documentation of such a movie exists. The "movie" that Bobby watches seems to be a composite of old Western movie stockpile footage from Paramount. There is no dialog in the movie. Exactly what films or footage they used for that scene could be one of the greatest Brady Bunch questions of all time! Actually, it looks like something from a Bonanza or Gunsmoke series.

No, what they show seems clearly to have the fast action (especially the horses) of the westerns of the 30's and 40's. It's probably deliberate that they don't show any actors up close or any of their voices, and any sound at all (like the horse's clop) seems to be dubbed in. And that scene where 'Jesse' is riding off with a girl is the type of scene those type of westerns used to close with-- "riding off into the sunset;" often with a rescued damsel.

There have been many movies about Jesse James, and probably the best-known was titled Jesse James from 1939, that big movie year, with Tyrone Power as JJ. It was in color-- but of course if any footage from that was used they could have 'decolorized' it easily enough to blend with any other. But whether that was used or not, Mike and Carol-- not otherwise shown to be into westerns much-- seemed to know all about the movie, even particular scenes which were edited for violence and thus did not give Bobby the negative impression of JJ they had wanted. So I think that's what the Schwartzes (or whoever) had in mind, knowing that any fans of old westerns watching would know that, while their main bloc of BB fans (younger) would not. But there is a rather subtle suggestion that movie fans in general knew that movie, almost like they knew Gone With the Wind or The Wizard of Oz from 1939.

But no, you don't see the kind of hyper-fast horse, ride in, rob, and ride out, in the still-popular TV westerns of that time, like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, or The Virginian.

Jesse James, incidentally, was simply part of a gang-- the James/Younger gang-- with his brother, Frank James, and the Youngers-- Cole, Jim, John, and Bob. Of all those names, which one is alliterative and thus attention-grabbing? That's likely the reason he is better known from stories and songs... while they were all ex-Confederate scouts who applied their war skills and saw their hits as continuing to get vengeance on the damn yankees. And many Missourians and others saw it that way too and helped them evade the law (federal marshals were damn yankees).

For some unknown reason, the producers and/or network chose only a single story home. For the record, the Brady house was and is a REAL property. The downstairs rooms are all actual rooms. The upstairs were set decorations that were stored at Studio 5 on the Paramount lot and in areas of the sound stage. A window was added on to the home to give the appearance of a two-story home. Give credit to the show's great set decorators who gave the upstairs decor a very realistic feel.Jack

??? Is it me or do you imply that the downstairs of the house is real? If so, that is incorrect. The outside of the house is real with real rooms but the ground floor, first floor and the attic that we saw on screen only existed on a soundstage. I do not think we have ever seen inside the location house as to what it looked like inside.

How did Mike find out about the fake playbook?

Anyone want to make any guesses or is there a cut scene that shows on the DVD?

Didn't Greg tell him and then Mike said Greg was now as bad as the other guy? Greg told the other guy at Mike's request but the other guy didn;t believe him which is why Greg's team won the game and when the coach found out on the other team he chucked that guy off the team.

??? Is it me or do you imply that the downstairs of the house is real? If so, that is incorrect. The outside of the house is real with real rooms but the ground floor, first floor and the attic that we saw on screen only existed on a soundstage. I do not think we have ever seen inside the location house as to what it looked like inside.


Yes, that was a real house. The address where the "actual" Brady home is located is 11222 Dilling St. in North Hollywood in the San Fernando Valley, within the city limits of Los Angeles. You can see an aerial shot of the home on Google earth. It looks like it's a suburb near one of the freeways out there.

Somewhere there is a web site showing some interior pics of the real home, but I can't find it at the moment. Also, some guy prepared a computer simulation of the interior of the house and, somehow, showed that it's not possible to have a house exist the way the Brady house appeared to be structured.

Here's an aerial shot of the Brady home from google Earth. The house is in the center of the front row of houses. The street that runs perpendicular to Dilling and just to the left of the house as we look at it here, is apparently where the cameras took exterior shots of the home for the show.

I'll try to find that info on the house, and the site where that guy created the 3-d simulation, and post the links.


Oh, and btw, I heard that Sherwood chose this particular home for the exterior shots because he thought that it looked like the type of house that an architect would live in.

In a Very Brady Christmas, when Mike, Wally and Mickey go for a jog, I think there filmed in the neighborhood of the exterior house.

Didn't Greg tell him and then Mike said Greg was now as bad as the other guy? Greg told the other guy at Mike's request but the other guy didn;t believe him which is why Greg's team won the game and when the coach found out on the other team he chucked that guy off the team.

No, why would Greg tell on himself. The thing is, Mike came into Greg's room and talked to him with Peter and Bobby in there too.

I can see Cindy telling Mike, that makes more sense..

No, why would Greg tell on himself. The thing is, Mike came into Greg's room and talked to him with Peter and Bobby in there too.

I can see Cindy telling Mike, that makes more sense..

Yeah, the boys were in their room, and Greg said that the newspaper picked Fairview to win... then Mike walks in and Pete says "Hey Dad, wanna win a bundle? Bet on Greg's team to clobber Fairview." Then Mike says "Yeah, I hear you pulled a fast one on Fairview", etc.

Since Marcia knew about the playbook and was in on the plot, she probably told Mike about what happened. Not so much to squeal on Greg and the boys, but to let Mike know how disappointed she was in Jerry Rogers. Mike could have found out about the playbook plot from Marcia.

About the Alice doesn't' work here anymore episode, where was Mike?

Did Bob have a problem with the script? I could see that he would have a problem with the script as to Marcia and Greg being old enough to go talk to Carol.

That could be an answer that Barry Williams could answer on his "Ask Barry" section of his web page. I don't recall if anyone's ever asked him that one. I know that Dick York missed a 3rd season Bewitched ep not because of his back problems but because his father had died. Maybe Robert Reed had a similar family emergency then.

What about Mr. and Mrs. Tyler? Carol's parents are there for the wedding, then their never seen or heard from again. Never referred to. As much as Carol was on the phone, you would have thought she would have talked to her mother once in a while. I guess they had a major falling out!

Actually I remember the grandparents being mentioned twice in the first season. In "Katchoo" it's mentioned that Tiger will have to live w/ the grandparents (possibly Mike's never-seen parents) since Jan is allergic to him. Then in "Father of the Year" Carol, when punishing Marcia, says that Marcia will have to stay w/ her grandparents while the rest of the family members are on the ski trip.

Speaking of grandparents, what became of the great grandparents Hank Brady and Carol Hutchens after they eloped to Vegas? :lol:

Yeah, the boys were in their room, and Greg said that the newspaper picked Fairview to win... then Mike walks in and Pete says "Hey Dad, wanna win a bundle? Bet on Greg's team to clobber Fairview." Then Mike says "Yeah, I hear you pulled a fast one on Fairview", etc.

Since Marcia knew about the playbook and was in on the plot, she probably told Mike about what happened. Not so much to squeal on Greg and the boys, but to let Mike know how disappointed she was in Jerry Rogers. Mike could have found out about the playbook plot from Marcia.

Come to think of it, I can see Marcia telling Mike than Cindy telling Mike cause Cindy was kinda in on it too.

Maybe Marcia needed some fatherly advice and went to see Mike about it.

Come to think of it, I can see Marcia telling Mike than Cindy telling Mike cause Cindy was kinda in on it too.

Maybe Marcia needed some fatherly advice and went to see Mike about it.


Yeah, exactly... Marcia wouldn't have gone to Mike to rat on the boys for the dirty trick they pulled on her boyfriend...she would have gone to him so he could console her after she found out what a rat fink Jerry Rogers was :)

Speaking of grandparents, what became of the great grandparents Hank Brady and Carol Hutchens after they eloped to Vegas? :lol:

He died of a heart attack right in the middle and then when he collapsed on her she was crushed under his weight.

We never found out when Cousin Oliver went back to his own parents.

We never found out where the toilet is. :confused:

We never found out Peter's Indian name. After trying a couple names that Peter didn't like, the Indian said he'd get back to him. We never hear any more about it.

We never found out if Peter ever ran into Buddy Hinton at a Westdale High School Reunion! :lol:

We never found out if Peter ever ran into Buddy Hinton at a Westdale High School Reunion!

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This made me think that it would be interesting to do some sort of reunion show with several of the guest stars.

Definitely Alice, who had a history of shaking her foot, like when she stepped in the water bucket in "A Camping We Will Go", and when she stepped in paint (can't remember which episode).

Lloyd Schwartz wrote in his book "Brady Brady Brady" that it was producer Howard Leeds who got his foot wet in Greg's movie. I was sure it was Alice's foot before I read that.

Alice stepped in wallpaper paste, not paint, in the girls' bedroom while it was being wallpapered.

How did the first Mrs.Brady die ? Did Alice come to work for Mike and the boys before or after her death ? In the episode 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore' Alice mentioned working for them for some 7 yeas..About Bobby's age... So perhaps it was after ?

What happened to Tiger the dog? He just disappeared w/o any explanation.

This was a well- known mystery with the Partridge Family's dog too; The dog never appeared again after a few seasons. It seems the Partridge dog was most needed for the episode "The Memory Lingers" in which the dog ran into a skunk . It seems the same writers must have been in charge of parts for the family dog to play in both The Partridge Family and The Brady Bunch, or one show copied what the other did regarding the family pet.
Also, wasn't it the same breed of dog that the Partridge's had and the Brady's had?

I may make a thread about this.

How about why weren't there ANY visits from relatives of the 1st Mrs. Brady or Mr. Martin to their deceased/absent offspring's children? Did Mike and Carol marry orphans the first time round? Then again, Carol's brother and sister-in-law didn't bother to get out of the car when they dumped.. .er dropped off Cousin Oliver on Casa Brady.:rolleyes:

We never found out when Cousin Oliver went back to his own parents.


After the show was cancelled.

They then rented him out as John Denver Jr.

After the show was cancelled.

They then rented him out as John Denver Jr.


LOL! Actually, cousin Oliver was adopted by Ted and Georgette Baxter in Minneapolis back in 1976. He stayed with them for at least 2 years, and went by the name of David.

Who knows where he ended up after The Mary Tyler Moore Show ended?

1. "The Big Sprain" -- who won the championship wrestling match between Rotten Otto and Dirty Destiny?

2. "Pass The Tabu" -- did Carol ever get that coral pin she kept hinting Mike about?

3. "Tell It Like It Is" -- what triggered off the second fight between Peter and Buddy Hinton, resulting in Peter's black eye. Also, did Buddy substain any injury?

4. "The Hustler" -- who did the actual pool shooting for Bobby?1) Rotton Otto I sense.....

2) No I dont think she did.....

3) Buddy was a bully,always teasing others about the slightest things... He just pushed Peter over the edge....

4) Yes I dont think we will know this.....